Traditionally, either a round of applause or a sulking silence greets individual proposals within the speech.

The address is then followed by a series of Republican rebuttals. This year there were five. That’s five -- an official rebuttal, a Spanish language rebuttal, a Tea Party rebuttal, a Libertarian rebuttal and, lastly, some waffle on a camera-phone from Senator Ted Cruz.

Here are the evening’s key moments:

Obama bowled into the chamber on Capitol Hill like Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 3.

The president demanded Republicans raise the minimum wage to help "hardworking Americans". They responded with indifference.